Temporary Belfry Closure.
The Belfry will be closed to members and visitors from
Saturday 18th January to Sunday 26th January due to refurbishment. During this
period there will be no access to the premises. Alternative arrangements should be made with the Shepton or Wessex
clubs.
These refurbishments to the hut are to improve the standards
therein. Ideas for alterations were
taken from members who expressed a willingness to participate in the work.
The hut floor is to be coated throughout with a tough epoxy
resin designed to withstand farmyard conditions. (Which is probably quite appropriate given
the number of 'animals' there are in the BEC .. !!!)
The aim is to improve the general atmosphere of the hut by
joining the two bunkrooms into one and including alpine style bunks in order to
increase the bed capacity. In the past
we have lost bookings as there have been insufficient bed spaces available and
thus we have been unable to accommodate. Three single bunks will remain for those that do not wish to sleep in
the alpine bunks.
Finally the club now possesses a spin dryer which extracts
most of the water from wet kit. This
will be installed in the changing room. We hope these measures together with the planned alterations to the
kitchen will make the hut more welcoming and successful in 1997 and beyond.